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New Bedford Wins After Baker Vetoes are Overriddenhttp://wbsm.com/new-bedford-wins-after-baker-vetoes-are-overridden/
http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-wins-after-baker-vetoes-are-overridden/#commentsThu, 30 Jul 2015 21:31:07 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=233225Continue reading…]]>State representatives were successful in overriding budgetary vetoes made by Governor Charlie Baker.

A number of the overrides included funding for New Bedford-based initiatives.

Representative Antonio Cabral tells WBSM News close to $2 million in budget earmarks was secured by an overwhelming majority of override votes

]]>http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-wins-after-baker-vetoes-are-overridden/feed/0Getty ImagesMass. Plane Crash Update: NTSB Investigators Find Possible Causehttp://wbsm.com/mass-plane-crash-update-ntsb-investigators-find-possible-cause/
http://wbsm.com/mass-plane-crash-update-ntsb-investigators-find-possible-cause/#commentsTue, 30 Jun 2015 22:40:21 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=230021Continue reading…]]>A federal investigator says there was internal damage to the engine of a small plane that crashed into a Massachusetts home and burned, killing three people on board.

National Transportation Safety Board investigator Doug Brazy said at a briefing Wednesday investigators found a hole in the engine's crankcase but don't know the cause

]]>http://wbsm.com/local-landmark-to-be-auctioned-wednesday/feed/0Taylor Cormier/Townsquare MediaSenate Removes Insurance Surcharge From Headlights Lawhttp://wbsm.com/senate-removes-insurance-surcharge-from-headlights-law/
http://wbsm.com/senate-removes-insurance-surcharge-from-headlights-law/#commentsTue, 19 May 2015 19:54:54 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=225400Continue reading…]]>BOSTON (AP) _ The Massachusetts Senate has voted to join the House in softening the impact of the new state law that requires motorists to turn their headlights on whenever they are operating their windshield wipers.

]]>http://wbsm.com/senate-removes-insurance-surcharge-from-headlights-law/feed/0Dan McCready/TSMBasement Fire At Single Family Dartmouth Homehttp://wbsm.com/basement-fire-at-single-family-dartmouth-home/
http://wbsm.com/basement-fire-at-single-family-dartmouth-home/#commentsWed, 06 May 2015 18:44:47 +0000Greg Desrosiershttp://wbsm.com/?p=224066Continue reading…]]>A Wednesday afternoon basement fire in Dartmouth has left a single family home inhabitable, but nobody was injured.

]]>http://wbsm.com/basement-fire-at-single-family-dartmouth-home/feed/0Greg Desrosiers/TSMHouse Removes Insurance Penalty From Headlights Rulehttp://wbsm.com/house-removes-insurance-penalty-from-headlights-rule/
http://wbsm.com/house-removes-insurance-penalty-from-headlights-rule/#commentsTue, 28 Apr 2015 12:01:12 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=223122Continue reading…]]>The Massachusetts House has voted to soften the impact of a new state law that requires motorists to turn their headlights on whenever they are operating their windshield wipers.

]]>http://wbsm.com/house-removes-insurance-penalty-from-headlights-rule/feed/0Dan McCready/TSMNew Bedford Could Receive Extra $2.1 Million for Road Repairshttp://wbsm.com/new-bedford-could-receive-extra-2-1-million-for-road-repairs/
http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-could-receive-extra-2-1-million-for-road-repairs/#commentsTue, 24 Mar 2015 22:05:00 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=218664Continue reading…]]>Help could soon be on the way for cities like New Bedford dealing with post-winter improvements.

Representative Antonio Cabral has advanced a bill through the House Committe on Bonding, which he chairs, that authorizes up to $200 million for the maintenance of roads and bridges managed by municipalities throughout the state

]]>http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-could-receive-extra-2-1-million-for-road-repairs/feed/0Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesRepublicans Settle In On Capitol Hillhttp://wbsm.com/republicans-settle-in-on-capitol-hill/
http://wbsm.com/republicans-settle-in-on-capitol-hill/#commentsTue, 06 Jan 2015 23:59:08 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=206507Continue reading…]]>Optimistic Republicans assumed full control of Congress on Tuesday for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome.

Before the new Congress was two hours old, a veto showdown with President Barack Obama was set as the White House announced he would reject legislation approving the long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline, which Republicans intend to advance

]]>http://wbsm.com/republicans-settle-in-on-capitol-hill/feed/0Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesMitchell Calls On Congress To Act On Immigration Reformhttp://wbsm.com/mitchell-calls-on-congress-to-act-on-immigration-reform/
http://wbsm.com/mitchell-calls-on-congress-to-act-on-immigration-reform/#commentsThu, 03 Jul 2014 00:53:23 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=167930Continue reading…]]>New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell says the talk has gone on for long enough; its time for Congress to get moving on immigration reform.

Speaking on his weekly radio show Wednesday night, Mitchell said it was time to bring people out of the shadows and for Congress to act

]]>http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-minimum-wage-increase-passes-house-heads-to-senate/feed/0Mark Wilson/Getty Images$78.5 Million Earmarked For New Bedford In Pending Bond Billhttp://wbsm.com/78-5-million-earmarked-for-new-bedford-in-pending-bond-bill/
http://wbsm.com/78-5-million-earmarked-for-new-bedford-in-pending-bond-bill/#commentsTue, 27 May 2014 23:53:10 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=157646Continue reading…]]>A number of New Bedford's headliner projects would see improvements under a $1.6 billion Environmental Bond bill just passed in a house committee.

Representative Antonio Cabral, Chairman of the Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, says the bill now goes from his committee to the house Ways and Means Committee, with $78

]]>http://wbsm.com/78-5-million-earmarked-for-new-bedford-in-pending-bond-bill/feed/0Getty ImagesBody Identified After Rounds St Firehttp://wbsm.com/body-identified-after-rounds-st-fire/
http://wbsm.com/body-identified-after-rounds-st-fire/#commentsFri, 18 Apr 2014 14:44:06 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=147008Continue reading…]]>The State Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed the identity of the body found after a house fire on Rounds Street in New Bedford earlier this week.

Through fingerprint identification, the body has been identified as 29-year-old Justin Downey of 55 Rounds Street

]]>http://wbsm.com/body-identified-after-rounds-st-fire/feed/0Taylor Cormier/TSMUpdated Anti-Bullying Bill Clears Massachusetts Househttp://wbsm.com/updated-anti-bullying-bill-clears-massachusetts-house/
http://wbsm.com/updated-anti-bullying-bill-clears-massachusetts-house/#commentsThu, 27 Feb 2014 00:00:46 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=132346Continue reading…]]>The Massachusetts House has approved a bill designed to build on the state's 2010 anti-bullying law in part by strengthening protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and students with disabilities

]]>http://wbsm.com/updated-anti-bullying-bill-clears-massachusetts-house/feed/0VBStock/ThinkStockBoehner: It's an Emergency, Where's The Senate?http://wbsm.com/boehner-its-an-emergency-wheres-the-senate/
http://wbsm.com/boehner-its-an-emergency-wheres-the-senate/#commentsMon, 30 Sep 2013 14:26:45 +0000TSM Staffhttp://wbsm.com/?p=107157Continue reading…]]>House Speaker John Boehner says the nation is facing a budget emergency and the Senate, like the House, should be in session to help avert a government shutdown.

]]>http://wbsm.com/boehner-its-an-emergency-wheres-the-senate/feed/0Getty ImagesScott Brown's Wrentham House For Salehttp://wbsm.com/scott-browns-house-for-sale/
http://wbsm.com/scott-browns-house-for-sale/#commentsMon, 30 Sep 2013 10:45:06 +0000Jack Petersonhttp://wbsm.com/?p=107124Continue reading…]]>Former Senator Scott Brown's house in Wrentham is up for sale. The Oak Point home went on the market Tuesday, and is listed for nearly $560,000.

]]>http://wbsm.com/scott-browns-house-for-sale/feed/0Getty ImagesExplosion Levels House in Stamford, CT; No Injurieshttp://wbsm.com/explosion-levels-house-in-stamford-ct-no-injuries/
http://wbsm.com/explosion-levels-house-in-stamford-ct-no-injuries/#commentsWed, 18 Sep 2013 13:15:51 +0000TSM Staffhttp://wbsm.com/?p=105220Continue reading…]]>Authorities say nobody was seriously hurt by an explosion that destroyed a house in Stamford.

]]>http://wbsm.com/explosion-levels-house-in-stamford-ct-no-injuries/feed/0ABC NewsTheo Epstein Brookline House Still On Markethttp://wbsm.com/theo-epstein-house-still-on-market/
http://wbsm.com/theo-epstein-house-still-on-market/#commentsFri, 06 Sep 2013 10:30:25 +0000Jack Petersonhttp://wbsm.com/?p=102910Continue reading…]]>Have we got a deal for you. Former Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein still hasn't sold his mansion in Brookline.

According to the Standard Times, there were no injuries in the fire at 3 Walnut street Thursday afternoon, even though the homeowner and two grandchildren were in the house, unaware the building was burning